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1 Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * * INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/21 Paper 2 Document Production, Data Manipulation and Presentations May/June 2018 Additional Materials: Candidate Source Files READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. You must not have access to either the internet or any system during this examination. 2 hours 30 minutes Carry out all instructions in each step. You can track your progress through the examination by crossing out each question number. Enter your name, Centre number and candidate number on every printout before it is sent to the printer. Printouts with handwritten candidate details on will not be marked. At the end of the examination, put this Question Paper and all your printouts into the Assessment Record Folder. If you have produced rough copies of printouts, put a neat cross through each one to indicate that it is not the copy to be marked. Any businesses described in this paper are entirely fictitious. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Write today s date in the box below. This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate. This document consists of 12 printed pages. DC (RW/SW) /3 [Turn over

2 You are going to perform some clerical tasks for Tawara University. 2 Open the file J218EVIDENCE.rtf Task 1 Evidence Document Make sure that your name, Centre number and candidate number will appear on every page of this document. Save this as a word processed document in your work area as J218EVIDENCE followed by your candidate number, for example, J218EVIDENCE9999 You will need to place screenshots and answers to questions in this Evidence Document. Task 2 Document You are going to edit a report. The university uses a corporate house style for all their documents. Paragraph styles must be created and applied as instructed. 1 Open the file J218EMPLOY.rtf The page setup is set to A4, landscape orientation with margins of 2 centimetres. Do not make any changes to these settings. Save the document in your work area with the file name REPORT Make sure it is saved in the format of the software you are using. EVIDENCE 1 Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot to show this file has been saved. Make sure there is evidence of the file type. 2 Place in the header: automated page numbers left aligned automated file size in kilobytes right aligned. Place your name, Centre number and candidate number right aligned in the footer. Make sure that: all the alignments match the page margins no other text is included in the header and footer areas headers and footers are displayed on all pages.

3 3 Create and store the following styles, basing each on the default paragraph style: 3 House style specifications Style name Font Style Font Size (points) Alignment Enhancement Line spacing Space Before (points) Space After (points) GR-Title serif 36 centre bold, italic single 0 0 GR-Subtitle serif 18 right underline single 0 0 GR-Subhead serif 16 centre underline, italic single 0 9 GR-Body sans-serif 11 justified none single 0 6 GR-Bullet serif 14 3 cm indent from the left with hanging paragraphs All capitals shaped bullet single 0 0 EVIDENCE 2 Take a screenshot to show that the style settings have been defined for the GR-Subhead paragraph style. Place this in your Evidence Document. [3] 4 Display these custom style names as a list in the style manager/organiser. Provide screenshot evidence that these styles have been created, named and saved. EVIDENCE 3 Take screenshot(s) to show the style names have been created and saved. Place this in your Evidence Document. 5 At the start of the document enter the title: Graduate Employment Report Apply the GR-Title style to this text. 6 Enter your name immediately after the subtitle Edited by: Apply the GR-Subtitle style to this text. 7 Apply the GR-Body style to the rest of the document. 8 Change the page layout so that the subheading The Skills Gap and all following text is displayed in two equally spaced columns with 2 centimetre spacing between the columns. [Turn over

4 4 9 Apply the GR-Bullet style to the list of items from: communication to enthusiasm 10 Identify the eight subheadings in the document and apply the GR-Subhead style to each one. 11 Using the data in the file J218SKILLS.csv create a vertical bar chart to show the skills shortage vacancies by percentage only. 12 Label the chart with the title: Types of skill in short supply 13 Format the value axis scale to display: a maximum value of 0.48 increments of Display data labels above each bar. Do not display a legend. 15 Insert the chart after the paragraph ending skills as being in short supply: Make sure that: the chart fits within the column width all labels are displayed in full. 16 Import the image J218VOLUNTEER.jpg and place this below the subheading Volunteering Projects 17 Format the image so that: it is resized to a width of 2.5 centimetres with the aspect ratio maintained it is aligned to the left margin and the top of the paragraph starting Many employers favour applicants the text wraps round the image.

5 5 18 Format the paragraph that starts A worker with inadequate so that it: is indented by 2 centimetres from both the left and right hand margins displays an external 3 to 4 point black border. 19 Apply light grey shading (10 25%) to fill this area so it looks like this: A worker with inadequate digital skills wastes up to 21% of total productivity time and an average office worker is estimated to waste an hour a day through poor computer knowledge. 20 Spell check and proofread the document. Make sure that: lists, charts and the paragraph with the outside border are not split over two columns or pages there are no widows or orphans there are no blank pages the house style specification has been followed and the correct styles applied as instructed spacing between all items is consistent. Save the document using the same file name and format used in Step 1. Print the document. PRINTOUT 1 Make sure your name, Centre number and candidate number are on your report. [Total: 29 marks] [Turn over

6 6 Task 3 Database You are now going to prepare some reports using related tables in a database. Make sure all dates are displayed in the format dd-mmm-yy and times are displayed in the format hh:mm:ss 21 Import the file J218STUDENTS.csv into a suitable database package. Use these field names and data types: Field Name Date Type Format First_Name Text Family_Name Text Student_ID Text Birth_Date Date dd-mmm-yy e.g. 19-Jun-07 Faculty Text Telephone Text Full_Time Boolean/Logical To display as Yes/No Set the Student_ID field as a primary key. Save the data. EVIDENCE 4 Take screenshot evidence showing the field names and data types used in the table. Place this in your Evidence Document. 22 Import the file J218TEST_DATA.csv as a new table in your database. Make sure the dates and times are displayed in the required format. Do not set a primary key. Create a one-to-many relationship between Student_ID in the students table and the Reg_ID field in the test data table. EVIDENCE 5 Place in your Evidence Document screenshot(s) showing the type of relationship between the two tables. 23 Create a columnar data entry form which will include all the fields from the test data table. The field headings must be aligned to the left and positioned under each other. Make sure all the field headings and data are fully visible.

7 7 24 Use the form created in Step 23 to enter the following details as a new record: Syllabus V1.0 Unit Internet and Test_Version 1.12-A Reg_ID CIE Result Pass Score 55 Test_Date 15-Feb-17 Start_Time 14:30:00 Test_Day Wednesday Test_Duration 00:36:10 Invigilator Jarek Bosko Check your data entry for errors. Make sure all data is fully visible. Save the data. EVIDENCE 6 Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing this data in your form. [Turn over

8 8 25 Each test is marked out of 60. You need to calculate the percentage each student has achieved. Using fields from both tables produce a report which: contains a new field called %_Mark which is calculated at run-time. This field will calculate the Score divided by 60 and be displayed as a percentage with 0 decimal places shows only the records where: Full_Time is Yes Unit includes Internet the Test_Date was on or after 01/09/2016 and on or before 31/08/2017 shows only the fields Student_ID, First_Name, Family_Name, Birth_Date, Full_Time, Test_Date, Unit, Score, Result and %_Mark in this order with data and labels displayed in full. Do not group the data. sorts the data into ascending order of Unit and then descending order of Score has a page orientation of landscape fits on a single page wide includes the title Internet Units Completed formatted so that it displays: at the top of the page centred within the width of the page in a bold, serif 28 point font style all letters fully visible calculates the average Score and places this below the Score column displays the average score as an integer has a label Average mark to the left of this value has your name, Centre number and candidate number on every page of the report. Save and print your report. PRINTOUT 2 Make sure that you have entered your name, Centre number and candidate number on your report. EVIDENCE 7 Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the formula used to calculate the average score. [16]

9 26 Produce a report from all the data which: 9 selects only those records where: Test_Day is Friday or Monday Start_Time is 18:00:00 or later displays the fields Student_ID, Unit, Result, Test_Date, Test_Day and Start_Time in this order with data and labels displayed in full. Do not group the data. sorts the Test_Date field so the oldest test date is listed first has a page orientation of portrait and fits on a single page includes the title Evening Testing Sessions in a larger font size at the top of the page has your name, Centre number and candidate number on the report. Save and print your report. PRINTOUT 3 Make sure that you have entered your name, Centre number and candidate number on your report. [6] 27 John is planning to validate data entry. a) Define the term data validation. b) Name the most appropriate type of validation that would be used in the Score field. c) Identify the most appropriate validation criteria that would be used in the Score field. d) Name another type of validation to check data entry. Type your answers in your own words in your Evidence Document. EVIDENCE 8 Type your answers in your own words into your Evidence Document. [4] [Total: 31 marks] [Turn over

10 10 Task 4 Mail Merge Document You are required to carry out a mail merge to send out interview information. 28 Create a mail merge document using the file J218CKLIST.rtf as the master document and J218DATA.csv as your data source. Replace <Date > in the header of the document with a field to display today s date in the format dd/mm/yy Enter your name, Centre number and candidate number in the footer of the document. EVIDENCE 9 Take screenshot evidence showing the date field code. Place this screenshot in your Evidence Document. 29 In the master document, maintain the existing spacing and punctuation, and replace the chevrons and text each time they appear with the following merge fields from the data source: Data to replace <FIRST> <LAST> <COURSE> <DEPT> <TUTOR> <DAY> <DATE> <TIME> <STAFF> <ROOM> Replace with field First_Name Family_Name Course Faculty Course_Tutor Int_Day Int_Date Int_Time Interviewer Site Spell check and proofread the checklist. Save and print your master document with the merge fields displayed. PRINTOUT 4 Make sure that you have entered your name, Centre number and candidate number on your master document. [3]

11 30 Set an automated filter to select only interviews where the: interview day is Monday interview time is after 13:00 11 EVIDENCE 10 Take screenshot evidence showing your automated filter. Place this screenshot in your Evidence Document. 31 Merge and print the documents for the selected interviews only. PRINTOUT 5 Make sure that you have entered your name, Centre number and candidate number on documents. Save and close the files. 32 The data from this skills checklist is entered into a database manually by university staff. The university is considering changing this to an online form to be completed by new applicants. Discuss in your own words the advantages and disadvantages to the applicants of using an online form for this task. EVIDENCE 11 Type your answer in your own words into your Evidence Document using no more than 100 words. [4] [Total: 12 marks] You are going to create a short presentation. Task 5 Presentation All slides must have a consistent layout and formatting. Unless otherwise instructed, slides must display a title and bulleted list. 33 Create a presentation of 5 slides using the file J218SAPRES.rtf Format slide 1 so that: a Title Slide layout is applied the title and subtitle are placed in the centre of the slide your name appears after the text Presented by: 34 Use a master slide to display the following features on all slides: your name, Centre number and candidate number automatic slide numbers. [Turn over

12 12 35 Move the slide with the title Interpersonal Skills so that it becomes slide Open the file J218DIAGRAM.rtf Copy the diagram and place it on slide 2 below the heading Employability Skills 37 The diagram is incomplete. Add the two missing boxes so the diagram looks like this: Digital skills Problem solving Business and customer awareness Positive attitude Initiative and selfmanagement Numeracy Team working Written and oral communication [3] 38 Save the presentation. Print slides 1 to 4 only as a handout with 2 slides to the page. PRINTOUT 6 Print this handout. Make sure your name, Centre number and candidate number are on all slides. [Total: 8 marks] 39 Save and print your Evidence Document. Task 6 Printing the Evidence Document PRINTOUT 7 Make sure that you have entered your name, Centre number and candidate number on your Evidence Document. Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education *3464632475* INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/21 Paper 2 Document Production, Data Manipulation